A History of Delusions
psychiatry
The case for establishing a minimal medication alternative for psychosis and schizophrenia
This opinion piece by Ruth Cooper, John Mason, John Richardson, and Joanna Moncrieff has been published in the journal Psychosis. The abstract says: “The development of severe mental health conditions is strongly linked to our environments, particularly experiences of trauma and adversity….
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Psychiatric Drugs may Reduce Social and Emotional Capacities
W.H.O. and U.N. Join Calls to Transcend the Medical Model
“I cannot be the only person to be sickened by the sight of parties of psychiatrists standing at the airport desk with so many gifts with them that they might as well have the name of the drug company tattooed…
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Why I Can Never “Recover” Under NHS Mental Health Services
This post is from WrenAves’ Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad blog. It begins by declaring a content warning: “Mention of self-harm, abusive relationships, assault, psychiatric abuse”, then continues: “I’ve been seeing a private therapist now for 6 months, and it’s been an absolute revelation. After 9…
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Psychiatric Medications Kill More Americans than Heroin
Are Children and Adolescents Overprescribed Psychiatric Medications?
Soteria Past, Present, and Future: The Evidence For This Model of Care
In this video (see below) Robert Whitaker – an American journalist and author, writing primarily about medicine, science, and history – talks about the evidence base for Soteria houses. The video producers say: “There is a long record of evidence…
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Irving Kirsch, Ph.D. “The Antidepressant Data Are Clear: The Spin Remains” 2019 ISEPP Conference
This 51 minute video features author and scientist Dr. Irving Kirsch delivering a lecture at 2019 Annual Conference of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP):
Is It Time to Reconsider the ‘Disease Model’ of Mental Health?
